Inna Altschul

Associate ProfessorAssistant Dean for Program Assessment and EvaluationPhD, University of Michigan

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

youth empowerment, leadership and civic engagement

racial/ethnic identity

immigration

preventative interventions

family, school and community processes that support positive development

structural equation modeling and advanced statistical methods

mixed methods

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Associate Professor Inna Altschul's research and practice focus on promoting positive development among low-income, immigrant and Latino/a children and youths.

Her primary areas of interest are racial-ethnic identity: youth empowerment, leadership, and civic engagement; child and adolescent development within family, school, and community systems; and preventative interventions.

Altschul uses ecological, sociological, and psychological perspectives in her research, as well as qualitative and quantitative methodologies. At GSSW, she teaches MSW courses in the high-risk youth track, practice evaluation and research, as well as PhD introductory statistics. She also serves as the school's Assistant Dean for Program Assessment and Evaluation.